Middle Earth News - May 2nd, 2008

About May 2nd, 2008

Volume 45/Issue 1 11:43 am
[info]caras_galadhon
 Volume 45/Issue 1

Circulation: Seven-hundred and fifty-two. Welcome all!

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[info]middleearthnews Community Update:
Starting Wednesday, April 2nd, and continuing on through Friday, May 30th (that's a nine week trial period), [info]middleearthnews will be accepting news, links and posts for LOTR RP fandom, in addition to all of those things we now accept for FP fandom.

The new rules and considerations are in THIS POST.
Anyone who wouldn't mind spreading the word in your communities, and, as of April 1st, send us FPF and RPF links!

Thank you.

MEDIA NEWS:

• From TheOneRing.net:

Rohan Locals Threatened by Development
Steve writes: This may or may not be of interest to you. Currently there is a resource consent application for two massive dwellings up at the Poolburn Dam -- Central Otago, site of some scenes from Rohan. Locals are very unhappy about this because the developments are completely out of character with the surrounds and the developer is intending to fence off and restrict access to this part of the Dam which to this point has been open to all public. There have been articles about this in the Otago Daily Times and details of the consent application can be found here (reference RCO80072). Given that the developers are from Auckland you could say that Rohan is now under attack from the Aucks.

'To be Continued' Radio Interview Transcript
Ringer Spy Elven was kind enough to transcribe the 'To be Continued' interview from last week where I discussed our exclusive chat with 'Hobbit' director Guillermo del Toro. Take a look! [More]

The Dragon Problem: What challenges await GDT and WETA?
Stories of dragons are as old as the written word and probably a lot older. To keep things inside the J.R.R. Tolkien realm, "Beowulf," one of the oldest written stories of Europe features not only the monstrous Grendel but his serpentine Mother. Ancient biblical writings allude to the great serpent or dragon while global mythology has oversized lizard creatures popping up so consistently that some have suggested there must be some common shared memory or primitive survival instinct built into humanity to cause us to tell our tribal stories about such a monstrosity. [More]

• From The Lord of the Rings Online:

Exploring Middle-earth: Adso's Camp
If you have travelled between Bree and Buckland, you must have passed Adso's Camp. Take a brief look at Adso Haybank and the origin of this popular resting point on the Great East Road. [More]

COMMUNITY NEWS:

Note from the Mods: We would like to invite the moderators of other fandom communities to become 'reporters' or 'scouts' for [info]middleearthnews. All we ask is that you send us formatted updates on your own communities for posting here.

• From Dreaming Spires:

Tolkien Characters from all Ages... Dreaming Spires is renovated, revamped, re-tooled and ready to play.
( All eras, Tolkien-based RPG opening now... )

Elves, mortals, hobbits, villains, Tolkien-related creatures, original characters please apply!

Contact [info]phyncke at jhfink@sbcglobal.net if you are interested or to ask questions.

• [info]tolkien_weekly (drabbles) updates:

Tangled Webs (Aragorn, OFC; G) by [info]ribby

Lacings (Aragorn/Boromir; G) by [info]ribby

Decisions (Faramir; G) by [info]kortirion

• [info]silwritersguild updates:

The Silmarillion Writers' Guild Newsletter--May 2008 is now available at [info]silwritersguild and includes challenges, news and announcements.

• [info]hobbit_het updates:

Saradoc and Esmeralda (Art: Esmeralda, Saradoc; No Rating) by [info]hyel

• [info]sons_of_gondor updates from co-mod., [info]caras_galadhon:
Friday, April 25 through Thursday, May 1 inclusive.
    Tangled Webs by [info]ribby
    (Aragorn, OFC; G; Many lives entwine with his; even a broken thread can give strength.)

    Lacings by [info]ribby
    (Aragorn/Boromir; G; A broken lace cools him off--and warms another.)

    Partial by [info]the_reverand
    (Viggo, Sean; No Rating; Somewhere in the American West, 1860's. Takes place after A Few Days' Rest and sometime prior to Hell on the Hide.)
While these are the LotR FPF and RPF fics that have been posted to [info]sons_of_gondor this week, the mods would like to remind everyone that the comm also carries other FPF/RPF featuring the Gondorian actors in non-LotR roles.

• [info]lotrips updates:

LotR RPS story listing for April 24-30 -- both New and Updated Stories.

CHALLENGES/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS:

• From [info]slashy_oscars:

Cast your vote for the Slashy Oscars!
All your nominations have been tallied and the final ballot is posted! Click through and check out if your favourites made the best five in their category or discover some new gems! Voting will end at 11:59 pm EST on the 18th of May. [Vote]

• From [info]lotr_lims:

Round Five: Challenge Eleven
All icons must be submitted by 5 PM (EST) on Tuesday, May 6th.

• From [info]drabblechalleng:

The May challenge photo for [info]drabblechalleng is now up and available here.

• From [info]contrelamontre/[info]ame_soeur:

This Week's Challenge
    1. Pick up the nearest book.
    2. Close your eyes, flip the pages and put your finger on the page.
    3. Use that word as your prompt.
If you land on an article, preposition, conjunction, or pronoun, you can use the word to the right. You can brush up on what those are here. You have 89 minutes.

FIC/ART NEWS:

• [info]hobbit_art updates:
DISCUSSIONS OF INTEREST:

• Via [info]metafandom:

[info]brown_betty considers the female nature of LiveJournal in I was going to say "adamantium" but wolverine doesn't do post-modernism.
"I believe that part of Livejournal's appeal to women rises from its social-networking structure; not the linkages, but the autonomy. Each person's livejournal constitutes an inviolable territory, which can only be transgressed at our sufferance. Within the boundaries of our livejournals, consent is not a social-covenant, or an agreement, but an absolute law, no more to be ignored than gravity. There is never any need to explain to someone that 'no means no', because ban_set does not 'mean' no; it is no, with absolute force."

[info]halfshellvenus discusses storytelling in On Writing: Narrative Point-of-View.
"Point-of-View (POV) is the framework from which an author tells a story. It's the narrative approach to the story, and comes in three forms: first-person ("I" or "we"), second-person ("you") and third-person ("John" or "He" or "They")...When using POV, the narrative is limited to the things that POV can experience. I.e., if you have second-person narrative, it cannot contain anything that someone else feels/sees/hears. The POV can observe the appearance of someone else feeling/seeing/hearing those things, but they cannot be told directly."

CLASSIFIED:

• From [info]lotrips_finders:

[info]desire_billy is looking for S & M Viggo: "Also, just saw HOV with Viggo and oh the stair sex scene!!! Got any good Rough!Viggo recs?" [More]

[info]lastglances is looking for a viggorli drabble: "okay, this is from a few years ago and my knowledge of it is quite vague...i remember viggo saying something about liking the rain because it reminded him of the eternity he has to spend with orlando." [More]

RESEARCH AIDS:

• From [info]estelanui:

Maps Of Middle-earth. Various maps of Middle-earth drawn by Tolkien's son, Christopher, with the exception of Thror's Map, which has been drawn by Tolkien himself.

TRIVIA:

• Wednesday's question: According to Construction Supervisor Ed Mulholland, which was the most difficult set to build?

Answer: Rivendell.

[info]addie71 was absolutely correct, [info]el_esteleth gets credit for trying, and [info]elycia gave today's editor a good laugh, so lembas for all!

More next week!

SEND MATHOMS:

• HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY, [info]gentlehobbit! Enjoy your weekend!

The mods would like to wish anyone having a special day the very best. Please send your special wishes to middle_earth_news@yahoo.com.

COMICS:
(Link contributions are welcome)

• From [info]grimnir1:
Itchy Nose

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